Building Principled, AI-Native Teams That Ship
I'm Devon Bleibtrey - a technology executive and board member with 15+ years building products, developing senior leaders, and scaling cross-functional teams across IoT, automotive, fintech, and AI. The pattern is consistent: join or start an organization, build principled teams, and turn capability into competitive advantage.
My approach to leadership is rooted in clear principles: radical transparency, continuous improvement, and structuring AI-native teams for autonomy using Team Topologies.
Foundational Principles
The core beliefs that guide how I build and lead teams
Game Day Mentality
Care. Give a shit. Every second counts.
Show up fully present and prepared. Treat every interaction with the same level of intensity, whether it's a routine standup or a critical launch.
Kaizen
Permanent learning, permanent improvement.
Every iteration serves two purposes: moving closer to goals AND training the system. Embrace the struggle - that's where growth lives.
Team First Topology
One team, one dream, one score.
Build autonomous teams with clear domains, diverse skills, and well-defined interfaces. Use the Inverse Conway Maneuver to achieve desired architectures.
Current Work
Cross-functional teams shipping products across a global multi-product portfolio
Fetch.ai
CTO & Board Member
Board member and CTO coaching a senior leadership team of executives across a multi-product AI portfolio: ASI:One, Agentverse, and Flockx. Built AI-native practices across engineering, operations, marketing, and sales. Grew the platform to 100,000+ users and a developer community of 2M+ AI agents.
Visit Fetch.ai →Flockx
Co-founder & CEO
Founded and lead Flockx - a content platform that turns a simple request into on-brand social posts, articles, and images for creators and small businesses. Raised capital, built the executive team, and own the company vision and go-to-market. Partnered with ArtPrize to reach 30,000+ participants.
Visit Flockx →Career Highlights
Regulated-industry and enterprise-scale outcomes - from an automotive software acquisition to a developer network of 2M+ AI agents
Acquired
ESG Mobility by Cognizant
6 of 10
Top global automotive original equipment manufacturers served
2M+
AI agents built by developers
100K+
Platform users at Fetch.ai
"The grass is always greener where you water it. Team, teammates, self-in that order."
How I Build AI-Native Teams That Outperform
Explore the principles behind building teams where humans and AI agents work together across engineering, operations, marketing, and sales. Or reach out if you'd like to connect.